North Yorkshire farmers consider quitting amid growing pressures
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 10 Oct, 06:19 · Archive
42 per cent of North Yorkshire farmers have considered leaving the industry due to financial pressures, according to McCain Foods.
North Yorkshire farmers are facing mounting pressure to leave the industry as financial pressures mount. McCain Foods, a Scarborough-based manufacturer that works with potato growers across Yorkshire and is one of North Yorkshire's largest food manufacturers, reports that 42 per cent of farmers have considered quitting. Its Farmdex survey also found that 86 per cent of farmers said uncertainty was negatively affecting their business, and only five per cent were optimistic about Britain's long-term food security.
The National Farmers' Union warns that Britain is producing less food than it did 30 years ago. The NFU said self-sufficiency had fallen in 10 out of 11 everyday foods over the past three decades, whilst agricultural import volumes have risen by 70 per cent. NFU president Tom Bradshaw said farmers are 'battling devastating drought, disease outbreaks and soaring costs' and that 'policy uncertainty, chronic underinvestment and a restrictive planning system are eroding Britain's ability to produce its own food'. The NFU has called on the Government to set ambitious targets for homegrown food production.
This year's drought, described as the worst in 50 years, is expected to cost wheat growers £370m.
How it is being reported
- North Yorkshire farmers consider quitting amid growing pressuresNORTH Yorkshire farmers are facing mounting pressure as the NFU and Scarborough-based McCain warn of falling food production and declining confidenceGazette & Herald (Malton) · 10 Oct, 05:00
- North Yorkshire farmers consider quitting amid growing pressuresNORTH Yorkshire farmers are facing mounting pressure as the NFU and Scarborough-based McCain warn of falling food production and declining confidenceThe Press (York) · 10 Oct, 05:00
In this story: National Farmers' Union · McCain Foods · North Yorkshire · Tom Bradshaw · Yorkshire · Britain
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